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Private employers in Oklahoma fall under federal OSHA. Enforcement records show 3,169 inspections at private worksites in Oklahoma opened from October 2020 to September 2026, with 3,558 citations.

Private employers
Federal OSHA
29 CFR
State and local government
No OSHA coverage
No State Plan for public employers
Private-sector inspections
3,169
Oct 2020 – September 2026
Trades ranked on own data
Pooled federal ranking
All federal OSHA states

Which safety rules apply in Oklahoma

Oklahoma has no OSHA-approved State Plan: private employers fall under federal OSHA and 29 CFR, and state and local government employers have no OSHA coverage, since only a State Plan covers public employers.

What gets cited in Oklahoma, and what hurts people

Counts from U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement records: inspections at private worksites in Oklahoma opened from October 2020 to September 2026. Rankings and schedule data as of September 27, 2026.

The hazard cited most at private worksites in Oklahoma is Fall protection & working at heights: 23% of the citations grouped by hazard, against 22% across federal OSHA states. Among the others, the hazard that stands out most is Flammables, welding & hot work: 5% here, 3.4 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Oil, Gas & Energy: 4% of Oklahoma’s citations, 3.4 times its share across federal OSHA states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in Oklahoma

  1. Fall protection & working at heights766 citations
  2. Ladder safety265 citations
  3. Excavation & trenching220 citations
  4. Electrical safety203 citations
  5. Scaffolds196 citations
  6. Personal protective equipment181 citations

93% of the 3,558 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where Oklahoma’s citations fall, by industry

  1. Construction37% · about 1,122
  2. Manufacturing20% · about 620 · 1.2×
  3. Residential & Commercial Services16% · about 474
  4. Oil, Gas & Energy4% · about 128 · 3.4×
  5. Utilities & Public Works4% · about 113 · 1.6×
  6. Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance3% · about 86 · 1.5×

By industry code; a code that fits two industries is split evenly. “×”: share here against the share across federal OSHA states.

How the schedule ranks trades for Oklahoma

The schedule for Oklahoma uses the ranking pooled across federal OSHA states (246,599 citations since October 2020) for the 147 trades with 150 or more pooled citations. The other 115 use the national pattern, built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide, the most reliable data available for them. 94% of Oklahoma’s citations, by industry code, are in trades ranked on the pooled data. Oklahoma’s own counts show where that ranking matters most here; they don’t change its order.

Trades that stand out in Oklahoma

Oklahoma’s most-cited industry, then the ones over-represented here, each with its most-cited trade (counted by the industry codes that belong to that trade).

Construction

Roofing

The Construction trade with the most citations at private worksites in Oklahoma: about 615 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade.

Oklahoma citations

Plain counts for this trade since October 2020 (not weighted)

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 396
  2. 2Ladder safety · 156
  3. 3Personal protective equipment · 21

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

47,343 citations, about 198 deaths, about 44 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights
  2. 2Ladder safety
  3. 3Personal protective equipment

Oil, Gas & Energy

Upstream - Well Servicing & Workover

The Oil, Gas & Energy trade with the most citations at private worksites in Oklahoma: about 64 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Oil, Gas & Energy makes up 3.4 times as large a share of Oklahoma’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Oklahoma citations

Plain counts for this trade since October 2020 (not weighted)

  1. 1Confined spaces · 17
  2. 2Personal protective equipment · 8
  3. 3Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS) · 5

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

829 citations, about 88 deaths, about 38 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Flammables, welding & hot work
  2. 2Electrical safety
  3. 3Struck-by & falling objects

Agriculture

Grain Handling & Elevator Operations

The Agriculture trade with the most citations at private worksites in Oklahoma: about 28 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Agriculture makes up 1.7 times as large a share of Oklahoma’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Oklahoma citations

Plain counts for this trade since October 2020 (not weighted)

  1. 1Machine guarding · 4
  2. 2Reporting serious injuries & recordkeeping · 4
  3. 3Electrical safety · 4

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

312 citations, about 13 deaths, about 11 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights
  2. 2Machine guarding
  3. 3Confined spaces

Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance

Grounds Maintenance - Commercial

The Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance trade with the most citations at private worksites in Oklahoma: about 21 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance makes up 1.5 times as large a share of Oklahoma’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Oklahoma citations

Plain counts for this trade since October 2020 (not weighted)

  1. 1Personal protective equipment · 3
  2. 2Reporting serious injuries & recordkeeping · 3
  3. 3Aerial lifts & elevating work platforms · 1

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

1,314 citations, about 84 deaths, about 19 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Personal protective equipment
  2. 2Struck-by & falling objects
  3. 3Fall protection & working at heights

How My Safety Solution works in Oklahoma

  • When you set up your company, you pick Oklahoma. The app then applies federal OSHA and builds your tailgate talk schedule from the ranking pooled from federal OSHA states.
  • Each talk references the regulations it’s built on, from Cal/OSHA (Title 8) and federal OSHA (29 CFR). Title 8 applies only in California.
  • With no federal standard for them, heat illness prevention (May 1 – Sep 30), wildfire smoke protection (Jul 1 – Oct 31) and cold & wet weather work (Nov 1 – Feb 28) are placed in season for outdoor trades as practice guidance; HazCom, emergency action and injury reporting, once a year.
  • Keep your OSHA 300 log, 300A summary and 301 incident reports in the app, built around 29 CFR 1904. Guidance, not legal advice.
  • Help with a written program or a federal OSHA citation: consulting, as advice and guidance, requested from your account. Our team’s credentials include CHST, OSHA 500, OSHA 10 & 30.

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